drillability

drill

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Definitions of drillability word

noun drillability Machinery, Building Trades. a shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, especially by rotation. a tool, especially a hand tool, for holding and operating such a tool. 1
noun drillability Military. training in formal marching or other precise military or naval movements. an exercise in such training: gun drill. 1
noun drillability any strict, methodical, repetitive, or mechanical training, instruction, or exercise: a spelling drill. 1
noun drillability the correct or customary manner of proceeding. 1
noun drillability Also called snail bore. a gastropod, Urosalpinx cinera, that bores holes in shellfish, as oysters. 1
verb with object drillability to pierce or bore a hole in (something). 1

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

1605-15; < Dutch dril (noun), drillen (v.)

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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